Articles filed under Illinois
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COVID-19 cases continue to decrease; UIC to test vaccineJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - The number of cases of COVID-19 rose by 473 Monday, continuing a downward trend, while deaths increased by 19, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced. That's...
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Southern Illinois towns are reckoning with racist pastJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - In 1995, the year after Gage Peach was born, his hometown of Benton was the site of a KKK rally on the square in front of the historical Franklin Cou...
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Officials: Illinoisans can preregister for license, ID needsJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents can preregister online when applying for a driver's license or identification card, Secretary of State Jesse White announced ...
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Grand Tower approves $100K loan to repair sinkholeJun 14, 2020 7:00 am - GRAND TOWER, Ill. (AP) - Grand Tower city leaders have approved a $100,000 emergency loan to repair a sinkhole that has been getting bigger and deeper since flooding ove...
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State reports 19 new COVID-19 deaths, fewest since April 2Jun 14, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 672 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state and 19 more deaths from the coronavirus. Pointing to a ...
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June 14 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 14, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portionSince the outbreak began, there have been 68,052 cases in the suburbs, about 51% of the state's total, according to the...
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Group doing wellness checks for veterans, military, familiesJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A network of military and veteran organizations is offering free wellness checks for veterans, service members and their families during the cor...
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Illinois utility plans to close largest coal-fired generatorJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - The Southern Illinois Power Cooperative plans to shutter its largest coal-fired generator this fall, which is expected to save it $125 million over a...
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Father, son team up on bagpipes for COVID-19 reliefJun 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - When Damon McParland pulled up in his van in a west-side neighborhood, little did his son, Aidan, know he had a little surprise waiting for him....
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29 more coronavirus deaths in Illinois; total now 6,289Jun 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An additional 29 people in Illinois have died from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,289, health officials said Saturday...